2009 Deep Ellum Arts Festival
April 3
, 2009
The biggest weekend of the year for the Deep Ellum Entertainment District, this free-to-attend outdoor "street party" features four outdoor stages with non-stop performances by over 75 national, regional, and local original bands during this three-day festival.
Friday Lineup
On the Copasetic Stage:
5 pm - Organic Mischief
6 pm - Erika Leamonn
7 pm - Noah Caveny
8 pm - Justin Ross
9 pm - John Lewis Band
On the Ballyhoo Stage:
5:30 pm - 100 Proof
6:30 pm - 100 Proof
7:30 pm - Bullitt
8:30 pm - 100 Proof
On the Singer/Songwriter Stage:
5 pm - Billy Earl, Paul Martin Zander
6 pm - Ian Dickson, Craig St.Clair
7 pm - Clifton Munroe/PopJamBlue
8 pm - Lisa Warner & John Ellis; William Lloyd & Carolyn Q
9 pm - The Texas LeReaux Band
Don_Wishon, James Scott, John Browne, John Connolly, Lisa Lawrence Merritt, Mike Orren, Travis Bush, froggyjean, kuddlykirara, lindabear1, olive, tinatre
100 Proof Hatred (More About this Band)
Bullitt (More About this Band)
John Lewis Band (More About this Band)
Justin Ross Band (More About this Band)
Places to eat:
Drink Specials:
- St. Pete's Dancing Marlin: 4 pm - 6 pm: $0.50 off beer, $0.75 off liquor
- Double Wide: 5 pm - 8 pm: $2 wells and domestics; $1 off calls and premiums
- The Meridian Room: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1 off draughts, $0.50 off mixed drinks and cocktails
- Jorge's Tex-Mex Cafe: 2 pm - 6 pm: $6 house margaritas, $5 well drinks, $5 house wine, $4 import beer, $3 domestic beer, $5 Margarita Monday – All day
- 650 North Restaurant: 5 pm - 7 pm: $1 off all wells, beers, house merlot, cabernet and chardonnay
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Texas Reggae band Champa plays at 2:30PM on Saturday April 4th 2009
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Chris Kidd says:
Im hoping this year will be nice outside, since I live in the heart of where this thing goes down (main st.)
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Travis Bush says:
MikeO, there should be a Peg HQ! I was also going to say this event would be good to get some of us taking pics for you and handing out cards. Drum up some more readership for you perhaps.
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jtmbls says:
Good idea Trav! Will there be a Pegnews booth at this event???
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Chris Kidd says:
The questions is: Will mike be manning the booth all weekend, gladhanding all who stop by to say hello??
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Mike Orren says:
I'm touched that y'all would be willing to help us out. We are a sponsor, and can have a booth if we want one.
Typically, we've had bad luck with booths: Since our product is digital and it's hard to get reliable power/interwebs and to see screens in outdoor glare. And we've found that our handouts largely became litter. So generally we go for signage and tickets (when relevant).
But, I'll throw this out to your creative minds -- what could we (and our loyal readers) do with a booth that would make the right impact and help people remember us?
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Mike Orren says:
(And Chris, I would be there to gladhand, but on a tightly regimented schedule, possibly advertised with a sandwich board.)
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Chris Kidd says:
So, mike will be gladhanding AND making Sammiches on a board at the same time? Talk about talent! LOL
I kid, I know doing public apperance can be a pain, especially with a website but it can be done :)
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Travis Bush says:
Let's see...for one, you could open your booth to some local artists who don't have the money for a booth...I can see it now.."Peg News..Champion of local artists..."
Still the idea about having people taking pictures and handing out cards per your Pegarazi idea can work..not flyers..just a card ya tard! You could also just have a booth set up for taking pics of people in front of a Peg News/Deep Ellum Arts Festival sign.
The other notion I had is a bit rad as the kids say (or at least they did in the Eighties)..but get some different sized canvases..or maybe we could just make some really big ones...or different sizes...then get some paint ball guns...you let people stopping by shoot at the canvases and enter for a chance to win them/sign up for Peg News. I got teh guns!
Finishing touches can be applied to make them look like something other than war game fatality. I would be willing to volunteer for said duty along with at least one other artist buddy of mine.
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jtmbls says:
That sounds like fun! Hopefully it wouldn’t devolve into an all out war zone.
This may be far more work than you are looking for but what about doing something a little different than just a booth. The same way they do the poetry slams in a random parking lot, Peg should host a game show or something along the lines of Have I Got News For You – Dallas Edition. You could have your content partners playing against each other or something.
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Chris Kidd says:
I can only imagine JT: Micheal Davis and the Dallas Progress Crew vs Angry Plano Scot and the Collin Co. Republicans going head to head, mano e mano. Id pay decent money to see that go down ;)
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Travis Bush says:
I got ten on Davis!
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jtmbls says:
Speaking of local creativity...Huuulllooo oooouuuttt theeerrre!?!?
I only see three suggestions so far. Obviously, my idea http://www.bbc.co.uk/haveigotnewsforyou/ is the best, with Mike’s sandwich board idea a close second. (Sorry Trav!:b)
April will be here before we know it!
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Travis Bush says:
Maybe we could have you on a leash with an organ grinder and a cup for donations.
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Mike Orren says:
I've got something in the works. Will be able to reveal in the next day or so...
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Travis Bush says:
If anyone knows someone who needs help paying for a booth, please let me know. I would love to have some of my stuff on display, if not for sale.
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alexander troup says:
Travis, my man.. I am still working on this, while they want 2500 bucks for a spot in the old elm....kind of high if it rains and pours no pennies from heaven...so still working on the grass roots events...A/T, ..Where freindly people spend money and enjoy life..
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Travis Bush says:
No, it is $350 for an artist booth. The $2500 is for a commercial pavilion.
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alexander troup says:
Good point Travis, now I wont name the source that told me but...I smell a rat ...I could chip in on that and a few others COULD TOO...,...A/T, Keep the dream going..
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jtmbls says:
Well??? What's the scoop Mr. Orren???
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alexander troup says:
Yea,... and the Peg crew better show up,Travis is going to be there, hinding in a dumpster and using a cellphone to directing traffic from the dumpster on where to find art,now that is my humor....
While I will be there on ....oh well one of those three days,and hope to find folks having some time to come to Deep Elm, that place that still has some spirit left,.....in paint,color,canvas and Dippers...A/T, ..Smell the painted Roses..
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Travis Bush says:
Ha! We have at least twenty paintings that were done this week, just for the show. Plus, we will be doing some larger paintings together during the weekend. We just stretched a bunch of canvases over old print screen blocks...some have a Dallas event on the back from a million years ago.
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Scott Doyle says:
Miko, if you need volunteers for...whatever you're conniving, I'll set aside a block of time. Simply can't be near 5 on Friday since I won't be able to make it downtown quick from work - otherwise, lemme know.
I promise to behave, even!
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Scott Doyle says:
And before 117 people jump down my throat about DE not being "downtown"...I work in Richardson - the commute to DE is same as downtown, don't bother yelling at me.
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jtmbls says:
I too would be happy to volunteer in whatever capacity needed. And I suppose if Doyle can commit to behaving, then so can we all.
Also, very much looking forward to AT’s concept for the performance art piece involving Travis and the dumpster. If there is anything I can do to assist with that effort, I am all in!
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alexander troup says:
We will need flashlights and homeless food and a Superman outfit for the art preformance peice by Travis Bush...
I will preform on Sunday, showing how to work a dumpter in 60 seconds....And the rest is Hollywood at Hoverville Obamma Town..
And my jest on this whole matter is humor ,fun and a new way to celebrate 2009...A/T, ..Come on down to the art show and have some real fun....
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Mike Orren says:
Hey y'all: The master plan referenced above kinda fizzled for a few reasons, time being the chief one. I'll save it for another event. (Basically involved us acting as swag/meet n' greet tent for bands while conducting video interviews of bands in a van parked behind the tent.)
We are going to have peoplerazzi out at the event shooting photos.
As far as y'alls generous offers to help pimp us out -- I'd really like to take you up on that at an event TBA in May or June when I've got more time to plan. Can't believe you'd be willing to do that-- frankly makes me a little verklempt to think that anyone would be willing to take the time...
So, I'll also share with you that there is another contributing factor to our holding off on a big full-court press this weekend. We've got some new stuff up our sleeves that we'll be rolling out in the next 60 days or so. I don't want to overhype, but I believe it'll be cool and will take us to the proverbial "next level." At the very least, it'll help new users more quickly glean what's special here. So I'm going to call in that favor once we get that done.
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jtmbls says:
Still enough time for the sandwich board sign! I vote that since Doyle was the first to officially volunteer, you make him walk around with it for at least a day. If you're taking votes, that is.
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alexander troup says:
Who's going around with a sandwich board, Rice is.....I hope DC...will show up, and Tracy and Cho and ....... be a great T. Bush photo...A/T, Smell the paint....
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ch0 says:
Next time then, Gadget!
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alexander troup says:
Oh Cho.......dont swing the blues, come on out and see the T.Bush at his best...A/T,..Deep Elm door man..
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ch0 says:
What is he, a glass-blower?
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alexander troup says:
A fruit jar artist, paint little scenes of worms eating bad fruit in jars, I think...Cho...
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jtmbls says:
Close cho, a gas-blower.
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Travis Bush says:
I still say we put jtmbls on a leash and make her do tricks for small change..
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ch0 says:
No seriously, TravB is an artist? Jtmbls is a girl-bean? Gawd I'm out of it today....
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Travis Bush says:
Yo, Cho! Yeah I will be down there with the new work I did for the event and making more while there.
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Pavel Lishin says:
Do tricks or turn tricks?
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Travis Bush says:
Pavel..sex with animals is against Texas law...in public anyways.
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jtmbls says:
Huh, I had no idea Travis also had PIMP on his resume.
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Travis Bush says:
Holy smokes! The jtmbls and the Lisa L. Merrit are both extra lovely womenz and a pleasure to meet. Saw Doyle,, Chris, my Russian bride Pavel, and Brent...I also was really glad I got to meet Alexander Troup.
Big question was, where were the Peg News people? Didn't you say you were a sponsor, yet I saw hide nor hair of any of you guys? I plan to post my pics, but I gotta say, kinda lame that none of you showed up.
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Scott Doyle says:
lolol @ Brent. (it's Brett, Travis)
I was only there for about an hour towards the end of Sat night. Awesome burlesque show, btw - was anybody around for the final act? Doyle can't recall their stage name, A++ though.
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jtmbls says:
I must say, I enjoyed sneaking up on TB and then digging up as much dirt as possible on him for future use. Gimme a reason!! :b
I didn’t see any PN presence at all but then maybe they just didn’t want my picture. The Observer had a booth with hats, t-shirts, cups...Not that I can be bought. ;)
Good stuff Travis! Roxanne really loved her piece.
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Mike Orren says:
We had folks out there at different times but with multiple events to cover this weekend, we couldn't handle full coverage. (I warned above that we weren't going to do the booth.)
Compounding this was our discovery on Thursday afternoon that our banner(s) got lost during the move.
But I know that TGub at least was out there and I know we're going to have some Peoplerazzi galleries up later today...
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Brett Hoerner says:
It hurts, Travis. It hurts.
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Travis Bush says:
LOL Sorry Brett...my bad. The beer is on me next time...just say when!
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jtmbls says:
Compounding this was our discovery on Thursday afternoon that our banner(s) got lost during the move.
Have you frisked Pavel and Doyle?
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ch0 says:
I was disappointed when my downtown appointment cancelled that day, because I sure was going to stop by DE and meet the T-Bush and pick up something custom... next time Gadget! Glad it went well. I heard the wind was a mofo.
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Travis Bush says:
Cho, the wind sucked on Sunday in particular. We had a great time. I have posted images to my flikr and Facebook accounts.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36011413...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid...
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Travis Bush says:
Correction..
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid...
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pixelchick says:
The Burlesque show included (in order of appearance):
Elisa - solo (from the troupe, Ruby Revue)
Melissa - solo (from the troupe, Ruby Revue)
Whitney - solo (from the troupe, Ruby Revue)
Ginger Valentine - solo
Rose Darling - solo
GlamAmour - solo
Ruby Revue - troupe routine
with Mimi Rockafellar as the panty wrangler
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pixelchick says:
I forgot to add Tiffany Diamond had a show at Excuses after the outside stage show.
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ch0 says:
Nice pix!!
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Scott Doyle says:
iirc I only caught it from Rose Darling on. Very disappointed I missed the solo performances of 3 out of 4 Ruby Revue troupe members. I mean that in every way.
Big thx to pixelchick for the info. Any word on upcoming Ruby Revue performances? <a href="http://www.rubyrevue.com/">Website</a> leaves no indication.
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Pavel Lishin says:
I'm telling you, man. We gotta keep heading back to <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/places/cafe-rembrandt/">Rembrandt</a> on whatever day they have their burlesque shows.
Though maybe they just have one troupe signed up?
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Pavel Lishin says:
Fantastic. I just visualized ATroup up on stage performing a burlesque dance.
Alexander, don't take this the wrong way, but I truly am glad we haven't met yet, because if I actually knew what you looked like and had that photo-realistic image in my brain, I'd probably just go catatonic forever.
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alexander troup says:
I dont dance any more Pavel on stage, while I do the Tango..no more Jack Ruby stuff, besides I heard you were down in cool urban area, love those Travis Bush paintings of the Amercian Flag with fighting men on them....Great event, meet some of the many X, Dallas Morning News reporters and then on to the final event....picking up the trash..found 20 dollars...great event...A/T...Deeep Elm will come out of the ashes soon.
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jtmbls says:
Here's a pic from the Observer of TBush hard at work.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/slidesh...
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Travis Bush says:
Was super great to meet the jtmbls....sans the monkey suit..:D
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alexander troup says:
And I missed the chip,.. oh Monkey bean, heard so much about you...oh well Commerce and Pearl soon...A/T, Over in Deep Elm,we slow things.... danced.
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Travis Bush says:
All my pics unedited..
http://www.sassquatch.com/DeepEllum2009/
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